One: Development Over Time Over the course of My Virtual Life, my child Lucy displayed increasingly strong academic and intellectual abilities as she got older. She showed higher success in writing, art, and music than math and science. The first signs that she excelled in these subjects were at her kindergarten screening at age 5. She tested above average in her vocabulary skills and recall ability, as well as taking a special interest in art activities in class. As she got older, most if not all of her report cards read that she demonstrated strength in language arts and art, but required additional help in mathematics and science. During her psychological evaluations, her intelligence scores were much above average. On all aspects of the …show more content…
Children in the study that had authoritative parents were reported to be more happy and successful. As an example, Lucy rarely was upset or angry, aside from the occasional outburst. She also was above average in school, as stated before. These children are also good at making their own decisions, as evident when Lucy decided that she needed to improve her grades and without any help from me, was able to achieve high grades in her most difficult classes. Lastly, these children are comfortable sharing their opinions with others and expressing their emotions. This style of parenting is most effective at giving a child the tools for academic and intellectual success, starting form an early …show more content…
Conscientiousness is defined as being thorough, careful, or vigilant, and the desire to do a task well. Those qualities were continuously developed as Lucy grew up, from when she was younger and studied how to build blocks, to when she was in high school and was able to improve her math and science grades. The development of this trait is one of the most important aspects of Lucy’s academic success, making her more or less apt to be driven, motivated, and heedful in her tasks and studies. In the study, Luciano and her colleagues looked at adoptive parents and their children, as well as twins of biological parents. They found that the variance in conscientiousness scores consisted of 29% of genetic dominance (Luciano). In addition, positive correlations were found between competence and dutifulness with the IQ and academic achievement scores. While it is not a huge percentage, it definitely has an effect on one’s personality. Therefore, according to this study at least part of the traits that created Lucy’s academic success was due to
When Ezra was eight years old, he had a psychologist report done that asked a set of questions not only to him but also to myself about my parenting style. I scored high in the top 15 percentiles in not only warmth and affection but also discipline and control. Being high in all four aspects of parenting styles puts me into the authoritative style (Bee & Boyd, 2012). In The Developing Child, the authors describe the parents with this parenting style as those that are “setting clear limits, expecting and reinforcing socially mature behavior, and at the same time responding to the child’s individual needs (Bee & Boyd, 2012, p. 326).” As I reflect on certain situations, I can tell that this style guided my parenting. For example, when Ezra was 6 he frequently cheated at games if he knew he could get away with it. My response, with accordance to my authoritative parenting style, was to beginning teaching him right and wrong, not getting upset, but to bring up the cheating and tell him to play by the rules despite him not having a “strong sense of mortality (Manis, 2008).” I decided to use that option because I wanted Ezra to learn from the experience but continue to play the game and have
Parenting style used during adolescence can be a significant factor in the types of outcomes that occur during adolescence. It has been found that an authoritative parenting style that incorporates both responsiveness and demandingness has the highest probability to produce positive outcomes in adolescents, as well as young children. Authoritative style parenting can also
One of the most important factors believed to influence a child are parents. Parents are known to share a distinctive bond with their children. This special bond is what enables parents to shape their children. Whether it is into free-willed adolescents, ready to challenge any controversy, or into caring adults willing to spend the seventy cents a day to save a poverty stricken child. Parents have the power to mold their children. Setting firm, yet sensible, guidelines teaches children discipline and good behavior. Using physical abuse produces aggressive children, but having patience and understanding leaves a child better capable to handle stress in later years. How parents raise their children influences how they will turn out (Begley, p. 53).
She believes academics are more important than everything else, so she does not let her children choose their own extracurricular activities and get any grade less than A. I personally disagree with Amy Chua’s assertion that an ‘authoritarian’ parenting style is superior to other parenting styles. The ‘authoritarian’ parenting style limits children’s potential and development in different fields. Also, it leads to many negative consequences such as negative emotions, frustrations and disappointment and even a thought of suicide due to high pressure and expectation from the parents. Therefore, parents should provide assistance when they are overcoming failure, instead of telling them just to study more.
Authoritarian parenting tends to have a negative relation with their children’s cognitive performance on developmental tests and academic self-conceptions. The authoritarian parents’ beliefs about children have been found to directly correlate with low cognitive performance in the children because of the pressure they place on the child (Camp et al., 1982; Miller, 1988; Steinberg, Lamborn, Darling, & Mounts, 1994). Where authoritative parenting has been linked to different cognitive outcomes. The positive parental emotional support that is associated with the authoritative parenting style has been found to positively impact the overall cognitive functioning of children (Bretherton, 1985; Estrada, Arsenio, Hess, & Holloway, 1987; Mattanah, 2005).Thus leading the child to become more capable in abilities that are linked to cognitive achievements. Furthermore, positive parent-child relationships are linked to more responsiveness, which correlated with appropriate tutoring and scaffolding techniques, leading to better cognitive outcomes, when compared to children of authoritarian parents (Pratt et al.,
In this study, another relationship between parenting styles and child development is presented. Participants were 7,836 adolescents enrolled in six high schools in San Francisco. They were provided with a questionnaire that included student background information, self-reported grades, parental attitudes and behaviors, and family commutation information. The study included three parenting styles, which were authoritarian, permissive, and authoritative. Each one of the styles were described in the students’ questionnaire. The authoritarian style included the idea that as a response to a bad grade, parents tend to get upset, and when good grades are achieved, parents tell the student to do even better than what they have done. On the other hand, permissive parenting style was described as parents no caring about the students’ grade, and that hard work in school is not important for them. Then, they included authoritative parenting style as supportive parents that praise the student when good grades are achieved and more freedom to make decisions is given, but when poor grades are obtained, freedom is taken away and students are encouraged to try harder and some source of help is
Over the last few years, I have learned about the 4 different styles of parenting. The Authoritative style is the one that has stuck with me over the years. It is the style that my parents raised my siblings and I with. According to Steinberg, “Authoritative parenting is the reasonable balance of three key aspects of parents’ behavior toward their children- nurturance, discipline, and respect” (as cited in Heath, 2013, p. 29). In addition to the information that I had previously learned about this style of parenting, I have learned that it contributes to success in school and later on in life. One article that I came across reviewed multiple studies that were done on the correlation of parenting styles and academic achievement. They concluded from all of the studies that had previously been preformed that authoritative parents were more lik...
Authoritarian parents expect their children to accept their judgments and expectations with no questions asked, parents with authoritative parenting styles are direct and demanding, but responsive to their children. They are more willing to explain and elaborate on certain decisions and explain why an individual should “do or do not” in a given situation. Most would find this parenting choice unusual, but again, over the years it has taught many children great discipline and control. Parents with authoritative styles may find it has taught their children social leadership skills and communication etiquette. Parenting style has been found to predict child well-being in the domains of social competence, academic performance, psychosocial development, and problem behavior. Research based on parent interviews, child reports, and parent observations consistently finds: Children and adolescents whose parents are authoritative rate themselves and are rated by objective measures as more socially and instrumentally competent than those whose parents are non-authoritative (Baumrind, 1991; Weiss & Schwarz, 1996; Miller et al., 1993). By authoritative parents pursuing and continuing an authoritative and direct parenting style, it
Children who are under the influence of parental guidance tend to have better behavior and can distinguish between right and wrong. “Children placed in situations lacking parental guidance are six times as likely than those with parental guidance to have a high level of overall difficulties including, emotional issues, conduct disorders, and peer problems” (McGuire 2014). Children do not have to worry about the weight of responsibility because their parents take on that responsibility for them. Kids brought up in normal, loving environments behave in a more civilized manner and exhibit better etiquette than those who are placed in negative, harsh environments such as...
Parenting styles have been widely defined by Baumrind into three categories, authoritative, authoritarian and permissive. Parenting styles can be defined as a pattern of attitudes in how parents choose to express and communicate with their children. These styles are categorized based on the level of nurturance, parental control and level of responsiveness (Dwairy, 2004). Authoritative style exhibits high levels of demand, responsiveness and nurturance; authoritarian style exhibits high levels of demand but low levels of responsiveness, permissive style exhibits low levels of demand but high in responsiveness and nurturance (Dwairy, 2004). These parenting styles have been proposed to have a significant impact on a child’s development as well as academic achievement and psychological well-being. Children reared by authoritative parents are stated to have the highest levels of academic achievement, self-esteem, emotional adjustment and well-being according to Baumrind’s category of styles (Dwairy, 2004). However, these three categories are based on Western samples and have been said to describe parenting styles mainly in the West and question its limitations in describing parenting across cultures, as each style’s defining patterns may have different meanings across cultures.
Would you have come out different if your parents used a different parenting style? If you are considered “cool” now could you have come out a nerd if your parents would have used a different parenting style? “Parenting style is one of the primary determinants of your child’s outcome whether he succeeds, achieves, meets the challenges, flounders, gives up, or runs from or fails in handling life.” (6) The purpose of this paper is to describe the outcomes, processes, labor, and techniques of parenting in a psychological point of view. Parenting styles are defined as the “manner in which parents express their beliefs on how to be a good or bad parent.” (4) Each parenting style has its weaknesses and strengths. All parents incorporate love and limit in their style of parenting. There are four different types of parenting styles: authoritarian, permissive, democratic, and uninvolved parents.
Steinberg, Laurence, Elmen, Julie D., and Mounts, Nina S. “Authoritative Parenting, Psychosocial Maturity, and Academic Success among Adolescents.” Child Development, Vol. 60, No. 6 (Dec., 1989), pp. 1424-1436. Web. 1 May 2014.
Successful parenting may be judged by many different standards. Raising a child to be a respectful, mature, and independent adult requires a great deal of effort. There are several parenting styles, and not all lead a child to reaching their full potential. Overpowering sternness leads may lead to a rebellious child, while passive parenting may lead children to inept for the challenges of adulthood. Parenting requires more than teaching children submissiveness, or building of self-importance. Children learn best from a role model who is admirable. Parenting is a great opportunity to set the course of one’s entire life in the right direction.
Parents and their parenting style play an important role in the development of their child. In fact, many child experts suggest that parenting style can affect a child’s social, cognitive, and psychological development which influence not just their childhood years, but it will also extend throughout their adult life. This is because a child’s development takes place through a number of stimuli, interaction, and exchanges that surround him or her. And since parents are generally a fixed presence in a child’s life, they will likely have a significant part on the child’s positive or negative development (Gur 25).
Parents must have sense of ownership in their child’s success. Parents must know what is going on with their child at school and in their personal life. If there are negative indicators, action must be taken to correct these issues. A child’s success is affected by the interactions of the parents. If there are distracters in the personal life of the child it can be detrimental to their education; therefore, these distractions need to be minimized if not removed.